The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. The nurse knows that the ideal time to draw a trough level is
a. 0800.
b. 0830.
c. 0900.
d. 0930.
ANS: B
Trough levels are generally drawn 30 minutes before the drug is administered. If the medication is administered at 0900, the trough should be drawn at 0830.
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